Mirena looked around in the guild and asked Rhode, "Where's Elu?"
"Oh, she's being a bridesmaid, now she's with the bride."
"Ah~ Is Elu going to wear a bridesmaid dress?" Mirena was a bit excited, she nudged Simon, "I really want to see it!"
"Haha..." Rhode gave an awkward laugh, he wasn't sure what Erza was wearing right now, whether she had changed out of the wedding dress.
In the worst-case scenario, if Mira was in a playful mood, she might cover Erza's head along with herself, making Rhode play the bride guessing game.
Guests were arriving one after another, including friends from other guilds and some former clients.
Some people hadn't received invitations, but came over upon hearing the news to join the fun.
The guild welcomed everyone, Fairy Tail always believed the more lively, the happier, and the more friends, the merrier.
Rhode himself didn't expect that someone like him, who was rootless and without connections in this world, would have so many people attend his wedding.
Mr. Cook might have a bit of a tough time today, having to prepare more food, but fortunately, he had hired some helpers in advance.
Just as Rhode felt his face was about to freeze from smiling, a voice sounded in his mind:
"Congratulations, got a moment to come up to the rooftop?"
Telepathy? Rhode furrowed his brow, it sounded like Precht's voice.
He made an excuse to go to the restroom and quietly headed upstairs.
The rooftop was empty except for the big clock.
Rhode used the Void Swift Crab's investigation skill, a circle of mist spread around him, and only then did he see a figure leaning against the pillar of the clock tower, it was indeed Precht.
"Second Generation?"
"Hmph~ you seem to have gotten much stronger." Precht chuckled, purple magic squares lit up, 'assembling' his body.
It was actually just the invisibility magic being undone.
Rhode said, "Not bad, is it okay for you to appear here like this?"
Though Demon Heart had disbanded, Precht was still a wanted criminal.
"I was just passing by and thought I'd drop in to take a look." Precht pulled out a large book with a purple cover and tossed it to Rhode.
Rhode caught the book, it was quite heavy, and neither the cover nor the book had a title, only Precht's name on the front: "It's not something dangerous, right?"
Precht smiled, "If you must say, maybe. It records my magic, I heard you like magical knowledge."
"...Magic?" The magic of the Second Generation was indeed 'dangerous'. Rhode asked, "Why give it to me?"
"Knowledge should be passed down. Consider it a wedding gift, I don't think you'll follow my old path." Precht turned to leave with a wave of his hand.
Rhode quickly asked, "The First Generation is here too, wouldn't you like to see her?"
Precht paused, smiled carefreely, "No need, it's enough to know she's here, I can more or less feel her mood. Farewell, I hope after Makarov, you can grow the guild even more."
With those words, Precht's body turned into countless purple squares, dispersing like they were blown away by the wind, disappearing without a trace.
Rhode pinched the book in his hand, helplessly saying, "Why let me develop the guild, on such a joyous day, don't say such ominous words..."
Mebius: O_O
Rhode turned around to see Mebius staring at him, looking somewhat... 'wise'.
He was startled: "First Generation?"
Mebius placed a finger on her lips, the small wings at her ears drooping as she stared at Rhode for quite a while, "Have you learned Makarov's magic?"
Rhode nodded, "Yeah, I know some light element magic like the Third Generation."
Mebius asked again, "Then do you want to learn Precht's magic?"
Rhode honestly said, "I'll probably flip through it to see if there's any magic suitable for me."
Mebius pouted, "Then, you have to learn my magic too."
"..." Did she feel isolated? Rhode didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Hadn't you already entrusted me with Fairy Radiance?"
Mebius said, "Not that, that's the guild's, I'm talking about my original magic."
Rhode asked in confusion, "You mean Illusion Magic?"
Mebius grew happy, getting close with her eyes shining, "There's actually someone from the young generation who knows my magic! I hope to see someone use magic like mine!"
"...Alright, I'll try to learn it in a few days." Rhode couldn't bear to tell her that someone did know that magic, they just recently got sent to prison.
Mebius, having received the promise, was as happy as a child.
Rhode waved the book in his hand, asking, "Aren't you going to ask about the Second Generation's situation?"
Mebius laughed, "Precht? Hasn't he set out on his own path again, that's good."
Rhode couldn't quite tell whether the First Generation was naive or magnanimous.
He didn't have time to think about these things, so he put away the book and went downstairs.
Estimating the time as about right, he indeed saw Hapi 'frantically' flying in from outside, shouting in an exaggerated manner, "Oh no! The bride has been taken by a terrible magical beast!"
"What?!" The guests were somewhat panicked, how could the bride be taken at such a moment?
But the Fairy Tail members were melodiously reciting lines, "What~ has~ happened~?"
After reciting, they immediately whispered to those unaware not to panic, this was the theme of this Magical Parade.
Rhode 'with rage rising to the sky', gently unleashed his magic power, his long hair and clothes fluttering as if in a strong wind: "Who?! Who took my beautiful bride? My beloved Mirajane..."
After reciting the emotionally charged speech, Rhode felt embarrassment about to explode within him.
What kind of lousy idea did Laki come up with? What kind of lousy script did Lucy and Reby write?
If not for Mira finding it interesting, Rhode would definitely not agree to play this way.
Next, Carla unfolded her wings and flew beside Hapi, blushing: "Br-brave scout~ please tell us, what exactly happened to the bride?"
Obviously, she felt embarrassed too.
Hapi didn't have that worry, his mind was filled with Carla calling him brave, he barely managed to continue to the next line:
"It's a monster, an unnameable monster, they've taken the bride to the King of Magical Beasts' lair to disrupt world peace. The King of Magical Beasts also fancied the beauty of the blonde bridesmaid, capturing all the bridesmaids!"
"..." Rhode felt like Lucy had been adding personal wishes when writing this script.
The groomsmen gathered behind Rhode, saying in unison, "What did you say?! Protecting the bridesmaids~ is our groomsmen's~ responsibility! Oh groom, lead us, let's go save them together!"
Elfman seemed particularly excited, "Manly spirit!"
Rhode glanced at their expressions, Laxus and Gajeel had stiff faces with a bit of sweat, it wasn't just him feeling embarrassed.
"Requip!" Rhode's clothes transformed into a blue prince's outfit, a cape appeared behind him, and a longsword appeared in his hand.
He swung the longsword, "Brave companions, join me in defeating the King of Magical Beasts and its minions, and rescue the beautiful ladies! Let's go!"
"Oh oh oh!!!"
"Manly spirit!"
Fortunately, the dramatic scenes weren't too many, Rhode strode forward, and the groomsmen followed suit.
Some guests stayed in the guild to watch the live broadcast through the Magic Crystal projection, while others chose to follow along to see the excitement directly on site.
A group of Beaked Birds adorned with various terrifying decorations lined up and flew over from a distance.
Hapi shouted in a panicky manner from the sky, "They've appeared! It's the King of Magical Beasts' vanguard force!"